State of the Market

[ResistanceFighter]

had an email about a frontend contract for a US based client - £220pd, remote, but you have to work to EST (5 hours behind)

[Fraidycat]

had an email about a frontend contract for a US based client - £220pd, remote, but you have to work to EST (5 hours behind)

Do 3 of those remote contracts simultaneously with 3 different clients, give each client 3 hours a day of your time, working three times harder so each client gets full value.

660 per day and guaranteed outside IR35

[vwdan]

had an email about a frontend contract for a US based client - £220pd, remote, but you have to work to EST (5 hours behind)

I had a similar convo except it was £850 a day

[Old Greg]

I had a similar convo except it was £850 a day

Sorry for your troubles, but any port in a storm.

[rocktronAMP]

Let's get the thread back on track. So I received an SMS text message from an agent, I last heard from in December 2019.

Hi Rocktron

I'm looking for a Full Stack Java Dev for a 12 month contract onsite in Gothenburg, Sweden. 450 Euro pd + apartment + 1 flight a month

Agent

Got to laugh, because they expect a UK citizen to be on site in Sweden. From my memory of the UK Contractor forums, this is okish rate especially if they throw in a flat.

I must have deleted the agent's contact email. Unfortunately, when I checked the phone number on whocalledme it was a boiler scam. However, if someone, wants the phone number, I am happy to share via a private message.

[Bluenose]

Need to be careful as it’s Christmas but if the Mobile number ends in 511, it’s a group SMS text number that an agency uses. Whether this agency is legit or not i can’t confirm.

I have never responded to the number by calling it but the roles it texts out are varied and are from various agent names. I don’t receive nuisance texts or calls either from this number other than for contract roles.

[Bluenose]

It’s even better then that. 200k plus bonus plus benefits!!! So a 300k package. This is clearly a spoof

Executive Director level roles in the front office bonus pool will pay this level.

[rocktronAMP]

Need to be careful as it’s Christmas but if the Mobile number ends in 511, it’s a group SMS text number that an agency uses. Whether this agency is legit or not i can’t confirm.

I have never responded to the number by calling it but the roles it texts out are varied and are from various agent names. I don’t receive nuisance texts or calls either from this number other than for contract roles.

Thanks for education! That mobile phone number does end in 511. Ah well.

[vwdan]

Sorry for your troubles, but any port in a storm.

For a moment it actually sounded like it might come off, too but they've gone quiet recently so I suspect they've found somebody a bit closer than 4000 miles away

[perplexed]

Tentative boom.

Agent I've nearly worked with before rang up with a gig. I'll be honest, it's not great rate but something is better than nothing, would rather get income than not. Just in process of getting contract finalised hence tentative. An informal chat was all that was required to get the gig, so...